JeroenC, no I haven't been hired by PPRuNe, I just happen to have a boring office job where I prefer to spend my time talking about flying on PPRuNe than actually doing any work! Thanks for the compliment... I'm not so sure that everything I say is 100% accurate (but I do try to make it clear when I'm not certain of something) or on topic, but thanks anyway!
The rules in the US are a little different to JAR, but even so I am surprised that your American instructor has told you that both you and she can log P1 at once. I would tell her that under JARs you can not do this, and that if she wants to log P1 then you will log your time as PUT. She can sign your logbook if she wants (American instructors like signing their students logbooks!) but it's not required under JARs. Since it is (I assume) JAR licenses that you will be applying for, you must follow the JARs even if you are flying an N-registered aircraft in the States.
Clarityinthemurk - as far as I know (maybe someone else can confirm this) the 170A test is logged as PUT. That's certainly how I logged mine. It is done with your instructor, not with an examiner, and therefore can not be logged as PIC U/S.
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